While Ladder is not currently hiring, we are excited to gather interest in joining our Engineering team. When the timing is right, we will continue to grow our Ladder's Engineering team. 

If you're interested in doing mission-driven work with smart, caring people, we’d love to hear from you.

About Ladder 

We saw a problem within the life insurance industry: getting covered took too long, involved too much paperwork, and required too many in-person meetings with salesy agents. Having lost his father at a young age, our CEO, Jamie, was determined to make it easier for people to get the coverage they needed to provide for their families. So, we got to work. We developed a method of real-time underwriting and, in doing so, reduced the months-long process of applying for life insurance to minutes. Our digital experience is quick (instant decisions!), loved by users (check out our Trustpilot or Google reviews) and prolific ($34 billion+ in coverage provided).

What You'll Do

  • You'll be the foundation of our eng team and you'll help us reimagine how life insurance is done
  • Build full stack features
  • Build internal tooling / 3rd party integrations that accelerate our engineering output
  • Help create an office environment conducive to creativity and growth

Day to Day

  • Whiteboard architecture with other engineers
  • Have solid chunks of “maker time” to get stuff done
  • Triage / root cause / fix problems that arise in production
  • Wear product hat and help figure out what problems we need to solve and solutions that actually address those problems
  • You need to be able to interface easily with design, growth, backend partners

Must haves

  • Ability to execute independently on projects with lots of ambiguity
  • Ability to work in small teams with product, design, and risk to solve problems
  • Internalize our company goals and think like we do
  • Willingness / flexibility to plug other unknown engineering holes that will arise
  • Be a selfless team member and help unblock other team members
  • Be willing to become an industry expert in our vertical (life insurance)

Nice to Haves

  • Familiarity with docker, kubernetes, terraform, bash, linux, AWS
  • React, GraphQL, Relay, Clojure, JVM, Datomic experience
  • Knowledge of HTML / DOM / CSS / Browser APIs

What we Offer

Whether you work in our beautiful office in Palo Alto or remotely, Ladder is highly collaborative and fun. To support you in your role, we offer fantastic perks and benefits that reflect our mission of care and support, including:

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage | We offer competitive healthcare,dental and vision plans for you and your family.
  • Flexible paid time off | Take the time that you need to rest and recharge, including our week-long winter holiday closure. 
  • Stock options | We offer competitive stock option packages to participate in the success of building Ladder, including an extended option exercise window of 7 years after two years with Ladder.
  • A rewarding 401k match program | We'll match up to 4% of your contributions as you save for your retirement goals.
  • Ladder Fit Program | Your health matters. That’s why Ladder provides a monthly reimbursement for wellness-related expenses.
  • Commuter benefits | When you work from the office, you will receive pre-tax benefits for your commute and free parking.
  • A stocked, beautiful new office | Located in downtown Palo Alto, our office was specifically designed to accommodate all working styles. We've invested in technology to support our hybrid team, plus we provide office snacks and daily catered lunches so that team members can work well and have fun together.
  • Paid parental leave | We think it's crucial that new parents have time to adjust to their new lives without worrying about work, so we provide all parents inclusive of birthing, adoption, or fostering ten weeks of paid baby bonding.
  • Work-from-home flexibility and support | We recognize that everyone's homelife is different and support remote and hybrid work. Upon joining, we provide a one-time remote office stipend for all team members and then a monthly stipend to cover WFH costs such as the internet.
  • Fun company-wide events | Whether we work locally or remotely, we genuinely enjoy spending time together. That’s why we plan fun virtual and in-person events to let loose and laugh.

Ladder is building a diverse team of talented and enthusiastic people. We are an equal opportunity workplace. At Ladder, differences are celebrated and supported to benefit our people, product, and community. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria – unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements. We strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can elevate our team with your unique experience!

 

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